Ferrari is and will always be, the most famous team in Formula One and until the 1990's when McLaren caught up with the prancing horse, it was the most successful in terms of victories. Ferrari reclaimed that status after a very lucrative 1999 season that saw the Constructors cup back in their possession. Ferrari was racing in the pre-war days of Formula One, and after ... [ details about Ferrari ]

Luciano Benetton initially started in Formula One as a sponsor to the Tyrrell, Alfa Romeo and Toleman teams as a way to promote his line of colourful clothing that appealed to the youth market. He eventually bought the Toleman team in 1986 and began running the cars as Benettons. The cars initially ran with turbocharged BMW engines and had enormous amounts of power with ... [ details about Renault ]

Legendary team owner Ken Tyrrell sold the team to British American Tobacco in 1997 and with Craig Pollock fronting the team with his driver Jacques Villeneuve leading the team on the driving front with Ricardo Zonta as his team-mate. British American Racing hit the circuit for the first time in 1999. The new team began its debut season under a cloud, defying the FIA ... [ details about BAR ]

Despite Williams entering Formula One in the 1970's and well after both Ferrari and McLaren and only on a shoestring budget to begin with, the Williams team have the pride and prestige of saying they hold the most cup victories. They won their record ninth title in 1997. Frank Williams is living proof that one can overcome adversity. Only a driver of amateur talent, ... [ details about Williams ]

Bruce McLaren, born in Auckland New Zealand on the 30th of August 1937 is the man behind the McLaren marquee. He made a far greater impact on the Formula One world than the sum of his results as a driver. He started driving in his homeland in the mid 1950's and his advancement to single seaters was swift, winning a scholarship to race in Europe in 1958 in Formula Two. ... [ details about McLaren ]

The 2004 season marked the end of an era with Ford announcing in September that the car-maker would cease all Formula One activities. Austrian energy drink Red Bull purchased the Jaguar Racing team as well as the Milton Keynes factory. The team quickly brought in a new management structure with Christian Horner taking over as Sporting Director with former Jaguar employee ... [ details about Red Bull ]

The announcement of Toyota's decision to enter Formula One was made in January 1999, and now, three years later they are preparing to enter the sport in the debut season. Toyota has an ambitious long-term vision of being able to challenge for the FIA Formula 1 Constructor and Driver titles. It's an exciting vision that demands an enormous commitment of resources and time, ... [ details about Toyota ]

BMW Sauber head into the 2006 season as a constructor in its own right after purchasing the Swiss-based Sauber Petronas team. BMW supplied its V10 engines to Williams in what was a technical partnership between the two parties and under the BMW Williams banner, would secure ten race wins with the squad over five years. Perhaps restless at not being able to gain Championship ... [ details about Sauber ]

The Midland Group purchased the Jordan Grand Prix team just ahead of the 2005 season. In 2006, the MF1 Racing team competes under its own colours and a Russian race licence for the first time. The Midland Group, headed up by Alex Shnaider, is looking at its investment in Formula One as a way of promoting its brand. The company's key industries are steel manufacturing, ... [ details about Midland ]

Owned by drinks firm Red Bull, Scuderia Toro Rosso hits the circuit in 2006 as a new team formed from what was the Minardi team. Under the ownership of first Giancarlo Minardi and then later Paul Stoddart, Minardi competed in F1 for 21 years and was never a contender for race wins or titles, but did attain almost cult status amongst its many fans. Red Bull announced ... [ details about Toro Rosso ]

It is rare in modern day Formula One for a new entrant to enter the series without buying an existing team. With the blessing of manufacturing giant Honda, Super Aguri joins Formula One for the 2006 season and is being fronted by former Zakspeed, Larrousse and Footwork racer Aguri Suzuki with Daniele Audetto taking the Managing Director position. The team will start ... [ details about Super Aguri F1 ]